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Welcome to İstanbul. Let me introduce you to our cozy, quiet and comfortable flats, located in a recently renovated historical building right in the heart of Taksim square.

The studio flat consist of a living room, a sleeping corner, a kitchenette and a bathroom. The apartment is comfortable, large and beautifully furnished. We chose all the furniture, cured every single detail and decorated the rooms by ourselves. Inside them you will find all the necessary for you to rest and chill out, to cook and for your home entertainment: double bed, L sofa, dining table, fridge, cooker and kettle, full kitchen equipment, LCD TV with HD and Digiturk satellite, DVD player, free internet WiFi. Also the bathroom is fully furnished and provided with clean linens and 2 towels for each guests, hair dryer, shampoo, bubble bath, and soap.
The flat has hot water, air conditioning and heating. As special welcoming you will find in your room some drinks (water, fruit juice, coca-cola…) and some fresh fruit waiting for you.

Our building is located within walking distance to many attractions and shows day and night in Taksim area. Our street is the one parallel to the main avenue of the neighborhood “Istiklal”, where you can find a variety of stores open 24/7. On the opposite side of Taksim square, the street which leads down in front of our building will take you right into the old city boroughs with a lot of historic sightseeing opportunities and where you can visit the old Constantinople ruins in Cihangir, Cukurcuma and Galatasaray districts. These neighborhoods have always been a hit attraction for the locals, but recently a lot of foreign tourists have also started roaming the narrow streets of the historic Beyoglu district. There are boutique shops selling all sorts of merchandise which we highly recommend. There, you will find amazing items that has historic value for very affordable prices.

Taksim Central is located in the European side of İstanbul. This landmark is worldwide famous for being a “meeting point” for all (locals and travelers), with historical buildings surrounding the square and following you wherever you go. The main square is located in the Northern part of the Beyoglu district. Taksim and the surrounding area is well known; for its exclusive restaurants serving tastes of cuisines from all around the world, wine tasting cellars, delicious kebab shacks open until late, various tourist attractions, historical landmarks, museums belonging to different cultural heritages, art galleries, recreational parks as well as world renowned posh night clubs. Taksim square has always been a popular leisure area for visitors from all around the world. It is the center of Istanbul night-life as well as many other things. It is the absolute ideal place to stay during your vacation if this is your first time in Istanbul. The transportation is very easy to and from Taksim since it is situated right in the middle of the European side of the city.

It is close to all public transportation services with being the central station of the Metro network. Also, municipal bus service is in service 24/7 if you are on a budget and do not want to use taxi cabs. Overall, there is no better point to start your city tour other than Taksim square. There are a couple of options that offer “hop-on / hop-off” bus service city tours where you can either purchase ½ day or full days excursions of the city.

Házirend

Please feel at home and take the necessary precautions, so that this house will be safe as your own one.
Lock the door when you come in or go out and close the windows at night before falling asleep. Be sure that the door at the entrance of the building is closed as well. Not everybody is lucky as you are and maybe someone could have not found a place to spend the night: street people could come in and sleep inside. After all, this is Istanbul.
The name of the network you find in the apartment is cookpoint or cookpoint_roof . The password is the same for both of them: cookpoint2011

How to use air conditioning
To turn on the air conditioning push the ON-OFF button. When the control is in the 'hot' position the conditioning blows hot air and heats the room. The recommendable ideal heating is 28°C .
When the control is in the 'cold' position the conditioning blows cold air and cool the room. The ideal temperature is 20°C . Get help from the marks 'hot' and 'cold' on the remote control.
Filters are regularly cleaned and the pressure of the air conditioners systematically checked.
If you have any problems with the air conditioning please get help by our staff.

How to use the television
When the television and the satellite device is connected to electricity, the light on the devices must be on. On the tv control is written VESTEL, the satellite control is the RED one with the written DIGITURK.
The first step to use the TV with full HD broadcast system is to choose the HDMI mode by pushing the
arrows buttons with the written SOURCE on the VESTEL labelled control.
If on the satellite device does not appear the channel number örn:0021, turn it on by pushing the on-off buttons on the RED DIGITURK control.
Please follow these steps and, if the channels don't work, get help by our staff personally or on the phone.

Curtains
Our curtains do not let the sunlight come in once inside the room is dark. So don't expect to be woken up by the sunrise in the morning if the curtains are closed. If you want to enjoy the Istanbul taste, don't forget to set the alarm.

How to use the kitchen and the equipment
Feel free to use all the equipment you find in the kitchen as at your own home. As you know, downstairs on the earth floor there is our restaurant 'Cook Point', where you can get any eventual missing part of the kitchen equipment. After your stay we expect to find the equipment clean and ready to use just as you found it as you came. An extra cleaning of the kitchen is not included in the price. Obviously it is your responsibility not to break or burn the equipment. If we find any damaged piece we will charge it to you.

WC and Bathroom
Once you use the toilet, please throw the toilet paper in the bin next to you. Please do not throw paper or any other foreign body in the wc. Since this is an historical building, a clogging may cause uncomfortable problems. Anyway, feel free to use the wc-bathroom as at home.

To remedy eventual home accidents such the spill or fall of drinks and food on the floor, on the table, on the bed or wherever, you can use the broom and the bucket, as well as the doormat and the towels you have in the room. Don't worry: we will bring you new towels and provide a cleaning services.

Terrace
Feel free to use our terrace as you prefer: to relax, to take picture or eat (you can even do a barbecue!).
There are only two conditions on your use of terrace: the first one is to be careful and not to annoy anybody (don't forget that it is for communal use), the second rule is to leave the terrace as you found it. After you use it you can bring your garbage to your room or throw it in the container at the beginning of the street.

Garbage
Since this building does not provide a 24 hours cleaning service and the flats are for individual use, each guest must throw his garbage by himself in the blue container at the beginning of the street. Please do not leave it inside the building and be careful not to soil the floor.

In general, if there was anything wrong concerning the room or if you should find yourselves in an uncomfortable situation, please inform us and ask for help